Wednesday 20 July 2011

Important Idioms and phrasal verb

Important Idioms and phrasal verb (Part 1)
These are some Important Idioms and phrasal verbs which will help you to prepare your exam for F.A, F.Sc, B.A, B.Sc
Through Thick        I shall help you Through Thick and thin.
and thin
Stand by                I shall stand by you whatever happens.
For want of           One should not commit an immoral act  for want of money.
Give up                  He has given up smoking.
Off and on             He comes off and on to see his sick mother.
By fits and starts     He may succeed because he works by fits and starts.
Bury the hatchet       Let us bury the hatchet and be friends again.
At stone’s throw       Our school is at stone’s thrown.
At daggers drawn       The two brothers are at dagger’s drawn.
Few and far between    He comes here few and far between.
Cut a sorry figure     He did not worked hard and cut a sorry figure in the examination.
Break the news           No one have courage to break the news when her father died.
Break the ice           All were silent when I had to break the ice.
French leave           French leave is not allowed here.
A bed of roses           Life is not a bed of roses.
See off                   We saw off with a sad heart.
Come off           When does the convocation come off?
Break out            Cholera has broken out in our city.
Up to the mark            Your work is up to the mark.
To abide by           You should abide by your promise.
To nip in the bud      Nip the evil in the bud.
Rainy day           Save some money for a rainy day.
Put out            Please put out your light.
Bad blood           Ameen created the bad blood between two brothers.
To end in smoke           All of his efforts to go abroad ended in smoke.
Above board           His honesty is above board.
To make fun of           He always makes fun of others.
To get into hot water  Ameen is a corrupt officer. He will get into hot water some day.
To pass away           His father passed away yesterday.
Part and parcel           Kitchen is a part and parcel of a home.
Go back on            The politicians always go back on their words.
To be taken aback      She was taken aback to see her husband before her.
Bring in            This business will bring in money to you.
A maiden speech           He impressed the audience with his maiden speech.
A wild goose chase     Your attempt to pass will prove a wild goose chase.
Bring to book           The headmaster brought to books the teachers for students’ failure.
Better half           Uzma is my better half.
Turn over           Please turn over you paper.
Cut off                   She has cut off all his connections with me.
Bag and baggage           They were turned out bag and baggage.
For good           I have given up smoking for good.
Turn out           They were turned out bag and baggage.
In black and white     Give me every thing in black and white.
Under a cloud           A corrupt minister is always under a cloud.
A rolling stone           A rolling stone gathers no moss.
Up to date           Keep your account up to date.
Put on                   Put on your coat and come along with me.
A white elephant       Car is a white elephant for a poor man.
Hard and fast           The rules of this society are hard and fast.
Put off                   He tried to put me off with false promises.
By hook or by crook    He will pass the examination by hook or by crook.
Heart and soul           He has put heart and soul in serving his parents.
Kith and kin           He invited all his kith and kin to his wedding.
Tooth and nail           He fought a duel tooth and nail.
Bring up           His uncle brought him up.
Look for           What are you looking for?
Put down            The rebellion was put down.
Wet blanket           He is a wet blanket as he says that we might fail.
Red letter day           The 14th of August is the red letter day in the history of Pakistan.
Hand in glove            They were hand in glove with each other.
To add fuel to fire    His insulting remarks added fuel to fire.
Fall in with           We fall in with you in this matter.
To catch at a straw    A drawing man catches at a straw.
To take after           He takes after his father.
First and foremost     The first and foremost duty of a student is to study.
Take in                   Don’t take in your friends.
An Amazon           She is an Amazon.
A bad debt           You should write off the bad debt.
A sugar daddy           Although he is an old man but he is a sugar daddy.
Carry the day           We carried the day and won the match.
Face the music           Great people always face the music.
Off hand           I can speak off hand on any topic.
Get rid of           He has got rid of bad friends.
Hit upon           He hit upon a new idea.
Red handed           The police caught the murdered red handed.

4 comments:

  1. Thanks here to take interesting.....you can find here about English Grammar a lot under English grammar button

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  2. very nice blog.....informative One....

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  3. Well most of them these idioms my teacher told me already

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  4. Nice.. Thanks for the notes.. it is a nice blog to obtain notes.. but the students should develop study strategies to get good marks. Like I have explained some tips for the students to prepare for final exams

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